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Empowering women through every stage of life

No matter your age or what stage you are in life, you deserve access to patient-centered care with experienced and knowledgeable women's health experts. At Women's Health Connecticut, our expert physicians and clinicians are committed to addressing your unique needs and working collaboratively to provide coordinated, comprehensive health solutions for all women.

Dedicated obstetrician & gynecologist care near you

Since 1997, Women's Health Connecticut has been serving women with high-quality, patient-focused care. Our highly experienced providers are dedicated to one goal: helping you navigate your health journey with compassion and expertise.

Why Choose Women's Health Connecticut as your ObGyn?

  • Multiple convenient locations
  • A variety of in-office services, including mammograms, ultrasounds and screenings
  • Compassionate staff with unsurpassed expertise in all aspects of women's healthcare

From your annual well-woman appointment to menopausal care, we offer comprehensive gynecological and women’s health services to support your needs at every stage of life. Click below for the full list of services we offer.

Serving women across Connecticut since 1997

The Women's Health Connecticut network includes 200 board-certified or board-eligible physicians, and an additional 100+ providers and clinicians, including certified nurse midwives.

With 90 convenient locations throughout Connecticut, Women’s Health Connecticut is here to provide exceptional services right where you live, work, or attend school. Our team brings decades of experience in women’s healthcare, ensuring you receive the highest standard of care. Our state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with the latest technology, allowing us to offer advanced in-office procedures and treatments for your health and wellness needs.

No matter where you are in life, our providers are prepared to support your health journey from adolescence to menopause and beyond.

Recognized as a Center of Excellence

We are honored to be recognized as a Center of Excellence by the state of Connecticut. This means our providers have been recognized as the best the state has to offer. As a designated
Center of Excellence, state municipal employees or dependents of the state's health care plan are eligible for savings when they select a Women's Health Connecticut location for their ObGyn services. To learn more about the program, visit carecompass.ct.gov/providersofdistinction.

Even if this program does not apply to you, you will still benefit when you select one of our providers because you know you're getting the most exceptional women's health care in the state of Connecticut.

Why Connecticut's women choose us

Discover why over 330,000 patients choose Women’s Health Connecticut every year and see why we have a 96% patient satisfaction rate. Hear firsthand experiences from our patients and find out what makes our care exceptional.

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My provider is a great listener. She makes excellent recommendations. She is interested in my whole health, not just gyn health.

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My doc is the BEST! He has always been there for me no matter the situation and has delivered all 5, soon to be 6 of my babies.

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My provider is great - She’s attentive, caring, professional, knowledgeable. I’m lucky to have swapped into her care.

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I have been with my doctor for over 20 years and plan to keep on despite living out of the state!

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The entire staff is professional and very caring. My doctor is the best doctor I have ever had.

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Both office staff and provider were professional and courteous. Appointment was on time. Provider was not rushed.

If you are looking for a team of dedicated, experienced and compassionate women's health professionals that can provide comprehensive care near you, request an appointment today!

Management Team

Richard S. Ruben, MD - Chairman of the Board

Richard S. Ruben, M.D. is one of the founders and is President of Physician’s for Women’s Health (PWH), the nation’s largest single group practice dedicated to women and formed in 1997. He also is one of the founders and Chairman of the Board of Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC), which was formed in August 1997, by teaming PWH physicians with an established group of health care management experts. Dr. Ruben has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is the head of his local office of eight physicians in Danbury, CT. In addition, he served as Acting Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danbury Hospital, a regional teaching hospital with a residency program affiliated with Yale University.

Dr. Ruben is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University where he graduated magna cum laude. Dr. Ruben is a graduate of George Washington University of Medicine. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee Women’s Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Ruben became chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Walson Army Hospital in Fort Dix, New Jersey where he received the Army commendation medal for outstanding service. Dr. Ruben has been included in the Connecticut Magazine’s list of the state’s “Top Docs”.

Dr. Ruben was a founder and member of the Board of the Danbury Hospital Foundation. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, Connecticut State Medical Society, as well as the Fairfield County Medical Association.

Paula Greenberg - President and Chief Executive Officer

Paula Greenberg is the Senior Vice President of Market Operations for the Unified CT/MA region and President and CEO of Women’s Health Connecticut. Paula leads the Connecticut and Massachusetts medical affiliates and is responsible for clinical programs and operations, including quality risk management, compliance, and clinical oversight of pay for performance and value-based payment programs. She has led performance improvement initiatives for patient satisfaction, leadership development and office staff training programs. With over 20 years in health care management, Paula is responsible for developing and supporting revenue generating programs and services including imaging in-office procedures and tele-health.

Prior to joining Women's Health Connecticut, Paula was the Director of Antepartum & Gynecology Services at Hartford Hospital. She was responsible for inpatient high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and outpatient prenatal testing. Paula also held additional nursing positions at Hartford Hospital, specializing in general and gynecologic surgery, oncology and medicine.

Paula holds an MBA with a Health Care Management concentration and BSN. She is a member of several professional organizations. Paula served two terms as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District I, Public Member. Paula has served on several city and state task forces to improve the quality of women’s health and is a current member the State of Connecticut Council on Protecting Women’s Health.

Matthew L. Saidel, MD - Chief Medical Officer

Matthew L. Saidel, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer for Physician’s for Women’s Health (PWH) and Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC). As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Saidel is responsible for the oversight of medical quality, clinical innovation, and patient safety.  

He was one of the founders of PWH and WHC, formed in 1997. PWH is the nation’s largest single group practice dedicated to women.

Dr. Saidel received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University, earned his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University, and completed his obstetrics and gynecology internship and residency training at Hartford Hospital. He is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He practiced Ob-Gyn for 40 years, delivering thousands of babies, caring for many women for decades, and teaching generations of medical students and residents at the University of Connecticut.  Dr. Saidel was a perennial “best doctor” in both the Hartford region and the State of Connecticut.  His expertise extends beyond clinical medicine, to medical staff governance, risk management, and he also serves as medical director of the Women’s Health Connecticut lab, and the ARK, WHC’s captive insurance company.

He is a proud father and grandfather and has been married to his much better half Sue since 1974.  In his spare time, he is an accomplished musician, and can often be found at the piano, singing with family, friends, and accompanying professional singers.

Daniel Welling, MD - Medical Director, EMR

Dr. Daniel (Dan) Welling serves one of the medical directors for Women’s Health Connecticut. His focus is on advancing the organization’s strength in information technology to meet changing regulatory and patient demands. In his role, he leads efforts to streamline office workflow and medical record technologies - giving patients optimal access and convenience in their health care experience.

Along with his role as medical director, Dan is a leading physician at Manchester Ob-Gyn Associates, after having joined the group in 1988. In addition to serving the obstetric and gynecologic needs of his patients, he is currently one of only a handful of ObGyns in Connecticut who does full vaginal reconstructive surgery. He also has significant experience with minimally invasive surgery including robotics and hysteroscopy.

Dan also serves as an associate professor at the University of New England School of Osteopathy.

Dan received his medical degree from St. George’s University of Medicine in 1982 and completed his residency at Hartford Hospital. He is board-certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His undergraduate degree is from Bates College.

His personal interests include an active, outdoor lifestyle. Dan regularly participates in the Pan-Mass Challenge – a bike-a-thon that raises funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Keith J. Falter, MD - Medical Director

Keith J. Falter, M.D.  joined Women's Health Connecticut in 2012. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Physicians for Women's Health and Women's Health Connecticut. As Medical Director, Dr. Falter is primarily responsible for the quality and best medical practice. Dr. Falter chairs the medical best practice committee for Women's Health Connecticut.

Dr. Falter was previously trained as a physician assistant and earned his medical degree from The American University of Antigua. He is board-certified and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He currently practices in Danbury, Connecticut where he completed his residency training. Following his training, Dr. Falter served as the Medical Student Clerkship Director for the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Danbury Hospital. He holds academic teaching positions at multiple medical schools including the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Leslie Stedman - Vice President, Marketing

Leslie joined Women’s Health in 2014, bringing 25+ years’ experience with consumer and B-to-B brands to her position as Vice President, Marketing. In this role, she currently oversees a team of marketing professionals and outside agencies in the strategy and execution of all brand and marketing efforts for the organization and several of its partner entities. Leslie’s commitment to understanding the rapidly-evolving health care landscape, changing consumer behavior and market-by-market nuances, has led to significant success in positioning partners as brand leaders in their markets, and in patient acquisition and retention. Leslie also manages patient experience measurement efforts and is co-chair of the committee on Advocacy for Women with the Connecticut partner group. Her introduction to Women’s Health was on the brand consultancy side at her previous firm where she spearheaded the development of the original brand strategy and marketing program for Women’s Health.

Liz Maglio - Chief Financial Officer

Liz joined the Women's Health Connecticut Team in the spring of 2022, bringing over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Liz has held various accounting and financial management roles over her career. Most recently, she worked as Controller & CFO for the Mary Wade Home in New Haven, CT. 

Mark McCreadie - Chief Operating Officer

Dana D'Elia - Director of Contracting

Women's Health Connecticut Issues Statement on Roe v. Wade

June 1, 2022 Women’s Health Connecticut is comprised of hundreds of clinicians, from across the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, providing obstetrical and gynecological services to hundreds of thousands of patients each year, with the full sp...

Connecticut State Comptroller Natalie Braswell Designates Women's Health Connecticut as "Center of Excellence"

HARTFORD – May 10, 2022 – Comptroller Natalie Braswell announced today that the state health plan has launched the next phase of its innovative value-based care payment program, aimed at improving the quality, affordability, and experience of heal...

Connecticut Children’s and Women’s Health Connecticut Create Unique Partnership Just for Women & Children

Connecticut Children’s, the state’s only dedicated pediatric health system, today announced a first of its kind partnership with Women’s Health Connecticut, the state’s largest collaborative network of ObGyn providers, based in Avon. Together the two...

Women’s Health Connecticut joins CTHealthLink: Partnership Provides Opportunities to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Women’s Health

CTHealthLink (CTHL), the Connecticut State Medical Society’s (CSMS) robust health information exchange and analytics platform, announced today that Women’s Health Connecticut has joined the network. Serving nearly 300,000 patients annually across 85...

Women’s Health Connecticut and Nest Collaborative Partner to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes

Women's Health Connecticut (WHC), one of the nation's largest single-specialty OB-GYN (obstetric/gynecology) networks, today announced that it has partnered with Nest Collaborative, the creator of the first virtual lactation platform, to provide expe...

Women’s Health Connecticut Joins State’s ‘Network of Distinction’ Program

Women's Health Connecticut (WHC), the state’s largest collaborative network of women’s health care providers and a division of Women’s Health USA, is proud to partner with the State of Connecticut on its ‘Network of Distinction’ program. In collabora...

New Britain-based ObGyn Group Joins Women's Health Connecticut

Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC), one of the nation’s largest and most successful single-specialty groups, announced today that New Britain OB/GYN, has joined its overall network. The move further solidifies WHC’s position as Connecticut’s premier Ob...

Worcester-Based ObGyn Group Partners with Women's Health Connecticut

Avon, Connecticut, January 6, 2020 – Physicians for Women’s Health, doing business as Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC), one of the nation’s largest and most successful single-specialty physician networks, announced today that it will enter into partn...

Ceremony Held for Physician of the Year Award Winner Dr. Cynthia McCraven

MidState Medical Center recently held a ceremony for the 2018 Physician of the Year, Cynthia McCraven, MD, FACOG of the Women’s Center of Southern New England, a Women’s Health Connecticut practice. This award selects a physician each year that is an...

Women's Health President Nancy Bernstein Highlighted by Hartford Business Journal

Nancy Bernstein, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Women’s Health USA; and President and CEO of Women's Health Connecticut, was highlighted in a stand-alone piece by the Hartford Business Journal as a 2019 Women in Business Award winner.Na...

Women's Health President Nancy Bernstein Receives IWFCT Honor

Congratulations to Nancy Bernstein, President and COO of Women’s Health USA; and President and CEO of Women’s Health Connecticut for receiving the 2019 International Women’s Forum of Connecticut (IWFCT) Leadership Award. Each year, the Leadership Awa...

Dr. Matthew Saidel Quoted on the Importance of Individualized Menopause Care

Women’s Health Connecticut Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Matthew Saidel, was recently mentioned in the Registered Citizen, in an article about approaching menopausal care. While considered a natural phase of life for women, menopause can be an overwhelm...

Women’s Health Connecticut Physician Highlighted for Medical Mission Efforts

West Hartford Life recently highlighted Women’s Health Connecticut ObGyn Dr. Michael Bourque and his life-changing experience that began with a surgical mission in the Dominican Republic in its May issue. As a member of the team at Woodland Women's H...

CCADV Progresses in Efforts to Increase Domestic Violence Screening by Health Professionals

September 21, 2017 Hartford, CT - Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) has released a report detailing its latest efforts to expand the number and type of healthcare providers being trained on and screening patients for intimate pa...

Dr. Matthew Saidel Speaks About Miscarriages on Local WNPR Show

Women’s Health Connecticut Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Matthew Saidel sat down with WNPR’s Lucy Nalpathanchil, host of the Where We Live radio talk show, to discuss the societal stigma surrounding miscarriage. Dr. Saidel spoke about why miscarriages h...

Women’s Health Connecticut Applauds Landmark US Legislation Passed to Reduce Maternal Death Rate

Just before the new year, an important piece of legislation was signed by the President, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act. Formally titled H.R. 1318, the “Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017-2018,” updates and expands the Centers for Disease Con...

Women’s Health Connecticut Chief Medical Officer Discusses Childbirth Safety

Dr. Matthew Saidel, Chief Medical Officer of Women’s Health Connecticut, was a featured guest on local news talk radio show Healthcare Matters on WTIC 1080. He discussed what hospitals are doing across the nation to ensure the safety of mothers durin...

Women's Health Connecticut Physicians Receive 2019 Best Doctors Recognition

We proudly congratulate the physicians honored as Connecticut’s Best Doctors of 2019 by Connecticut Magazine. This annual list contains doctors nominated by their peers as the practitioner they would send a loved one to for expert medical care across...

Women’s Health Connecticut Stands with Top Physician Organizations Against Political Intervention in Care

Recently approved legislation modifying state laws around certain types of medical care and procedures has raised prominent conversation about federal access to treatment. Notably, a bill passed by the Alabama Senate holds physicians liable for condu...

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Women’s Health Connecticut brings Connecticut ObGyn physicians together in a group practice structure to help manage their business effectively and efficiently. Thanks to this partnership, they can spend less time on business issues and more time caring for patients.

The driving mission of Women's Health Connecticut is to provide the best quality health care to patients while protecting, supporting, and enhancing the role of independent physicians. It takes a strong group of employees across multiple disciplines to make this happen.

Join our talented team! Search job opportunities by visiting our Career Page.

Women’s Health Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment-related decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Women’s Health Connecticut will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.